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    Musical rhythm may be genetically inherited, study finds
    Joseph Shavit
    • 5 days ago

    Musical rhythm may be genetically inherited, study finds

    Moving in time to musical rhythm is so automatic that people are often not conscious of the exquisite coordination that it demands.
    Now fully complete, human genome reveals new secrets
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 1

    Now fully complete, human genome reveals new secrets

    A three-year-old consortium has finally filled in that remaining DNA, providing the first complete, gapless genome sequence.
    Global effort to map the genomes of all plants, animals, fungi and microbes on Earth
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 18

    Global effort to map the genomes of all plants, animals, fungi and microbes on Earth

    A global effort to map the genomes of all plants, animals, fungi and other microbial life on Earth, is entering a new phase.
    How valuable were dogs to ancient humans?
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 28, 2021

    How valuable were dogs to ancient humans?

    Humans’ oldest companion, the dog, was first domesticated at least 20,000 years ago. The ancient dogs were an essential part of life.
    New insights into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 26, 2021

    New insights into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer

    To accelerate discoveries for cancer patients, we need new ways to bring together the different types of complex data we generate.
    DNA analysis shows prehistoric humans mated with their cousins far less than modern man
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 15, 2021

    DNA analysis shows prehistoric humans mated with their cousins far less than modern man

    Today, more than 10 percent of all global marriages occur among first or second cousins. Ancient humans rarely chose their cousins as mates.
    Researchers have now sequenced the entirety of the human genome — including the missing parts
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 3, 2021

    Researchers have now sequenced the entirety of the human genome — including the missing parts

    An international team of scientists says it has sequenced and assembled the entirety of the human genome, including parts that were missed

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